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Join Our Facebook Page Meru University of Science and Technology has dismissed their Vice-Chancellor Prof Romanus Odhiambo due to poor performance. In a letter dated the 28th of February 2023, the University Council evaluated Odhiambo’s performance and found it to be below their expectations. The University Council elected not to renew Odhiambo’s contract as requested […]
Join Our Facebook Page The Ministry of Education (MoE) is set to build 8,000 new laboratories for Junior Secondary Schools (JSSs) across the country in a bid to ensure that the implementation of the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) is a success. It has been approximated that the government is set to allocate Kes. 10 billion […]
Join Our Facebook Page The government has issued a new regulation that will allow students to wear uniforms from their previous schools. On Tuesday the 28th of February 2023, this consensus was arrived at, at State House Nairobi under the direction of President William Ruto. According to the Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu, no […]
The Ministry of Education has issued the following circular regarding the opening of a Junior Secondary Bank Account. Ref No. : MOE.HQS/3/7/31 Vol. 1 (131) Date: 16th February, 2023 Headteachers (Public Primary Schools_ Thro’ County Director of Education RE: OPENING OF BANK ACCOUNTS FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS Junior Secondary School is part of Basic Education […]
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced changes to the start and end dates for the academic year as well as the dates when the national examinations will be done in the current academic year. The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) have been rescheduled for the […]
The Ministry of Education has conducted a countrywide reshuffle with promotions, transfers and demotions having been handed out to various county and regional directors of education. In the changes Kajido County Director of Education (CDE) Pius Kosgey has been transferred to Embu County in the same capacity. His replacement is Martin Cheruiyot who had been […]
MOE.HQS/3/7/31/VOL.1.32 8TH FEBRUARY, 2023 Regional Directors of Education County Directors of Education RE: ILLEGAL TRANSFERS OF GRADE 7 LEARNERS TO STANDARD 8 The above matter refers. The Ministry has been made aware of attempts by some Primary Schools to register Grade 7 learners for 2023 KCPE. This illegality involves the following: The above presents a […]
The Principal Secretary for Education Dr Belio Kipsand has implored Senators to intervene and stop the proposed reduction of salaries for Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers. In a meeting that Kipsang held with the Committee on Education, Kipsang called on Senators to defend the ECDE teachers from the proposed reduction of their salaries. In […]
Dagoreti MP Mrs Beatrice Elachi is concerned about the high number of informal schools in her area of jurisdiction. While attending a public forum, she wondered why there were schools with only fifty to seventy students and asked whether this was the right situation for the school-going children. In a recent interview with Saturday National. […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has confirmed one hundred per cent posting of teachers and revealed plans to train newly recruited junior secondary school teachers. According to the Commission, the training of teachers was scheduled to be done between January and April this year. However, TSC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Nancy Macharia revealed that […]
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has issued a circular regarding illegal Junior Secondary Secondary School (JSS) levies. Below is the circular. Regional Director of Education County Directors of Education Sub-County Directors of Education RE: CHARGING OF ILLEGAL LEVIES The Ministry of Education has recently released guidelines for the implementation of Junior Secondary Education. At the […]
According to Nyandarua County Director of Education Philip Wambua, the Ministry of Education has approved 402 primary schools in the county after they met the requirements for admitting Junior Secondary School (JSS) learners. According to Wambua, 325 of the 402 schools are public schools while 77 are private schools. The Nyandarua County Director was speaking […]